Cheap Rooftop Bars Bangkok: Skyline Seats, Not 600-Baht Cocktails
The famous towers charge 350 to 700 baht a cocktail. These smaller rooftops give you the same sunset, and the same sky, for far less.
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Thaniya Road Karaoke: Prices, Rules and the Hostess Line-Up
Soi Thaniya is where Japanese businessmen loosen their ties and sing to a line-up of hostesses. Here is how the lane works and what it costs.
Chiang Mai Pool Bars: Loi Kroh Road After Dark
Loi Kroh Road has beer bars, pool tables and women who sink the black without looking. Slower and cheaper than Pattaya, with more charm.
Phuket Gay Bars: Patong's Paradise Complex Gets Steamy
Phuket gay bars cluster in Patong's Paradise Complex, a short walk from Bangla Road. Here is how it works, what it costs and when to go.
Chiang Mai Lesbian Bars: The Small, Sweet and Flirty Northern Scene
Chiang Mai has few dedicated lesbian bars, but Nimman and the Night Bazaar area are friendly and relaxed. Here is where to go and what it costs.
Rooftop Bars Sukhumvit: Sky-High Pre-Drinks Before Nana
Start the night with a sunset cocktail, then drop down to the neon. Six Sukhumvit rooftops near Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy, and what to wear.
Lamai Beer Bars: Koh Samui's Cheapest Thrills Behind the Beach Road
Lamai's open-air bar plaza sits just behind the beach road, around a Muay Thai ring. It is smaller, cheaper and slower than Chaweng.
Pool Bars7 min
Thai Bar Games: Connect Four, Jenga and Dice the Girls Always Win
Connect Four, Jenga, dice and a pool cue: the bar girls have played every one a thousand times. Learn the stakes, the tricks and how to lose well.
Lesbian Nightlife Bangkok: Pop-Ups, Mixed Bars and Where to Start
Bangkok has few permanent lesbian bars but plenty of pop-up women's nights and queer-friendly spots. How to find the party and what it costs.
Karaoke Bars7 min
Karaoke Bar Bill: How One More Song Hits Five Figures
You came for a few songs and a cuddle on the sofa. The bill came for your wallet. Here is how a karaoke tab balloons and how to keep yours sane.
Chiang Mai Karaoke Bars: Cheeky Hostesses, No Bangkok Bill
Japanese-style hostess clubs, Thai karaoke for the locals and a bar strip a short walk away, all at lower prices than Bangkok.
Bangkok Pride: Thailand's Wildest Queer Party and Where to Go After
Rainbow flags, a parade that took back the streets and after-parties that run until sunrise. How to do Bangkok Pride and keep the night going.
Lesbian Bars6 min
Tom and Dee in Thailand: Decoding the Sapphic Scene
Short hair, snapback, swagger and a sweet-talking girlfriend on his arm. A decoder for Thailand's tom and dee culture and how to read the room.
Pattaya Rooftop Bars: Sunset Cocktails Before the Sleaze Begins
Sunset drinks, a bay full of lights and a clean shirt before Walking Street gets its claws in. Pattaya and Phuket rooftops, prices and timing.
Boyztown Pattaya: Gogo Boys, Cabaret Shows and Late Nights
Go-go boys, cabaret shows and a soi that keeps going until sunrise. How Pattaya's gay strip works, what it costs and how to play it safe.
Pool Bars7 min
Pool Hustle Thailand: How Bar Sharks Take Your Baht Shot by Shot
A drink on the line is harmless. Rising cash stakes against strangers are not. Here is how the hustle works and how to keep the night friendly.
Romantic Rooftop Bars in Bangkok for a Hot Date
A cocktail in one hand, the skyline below and her hand on your knee. Where to take a date in Bangkok, what to wear and what it costs.
Silom Gay Bars: Soi 4, Soi 2 and Soi Twilight Explained
Two sois, one very good night. Bangkok's gay scene starts on Silom Soi 4, peaks at Soi 2's club doors and gets cheeky around Soi Twilight.
Karaoke Bars7 min
Karaoke vs Gogo Bar: Which Gets You More Bang for Your Baht
A gogo bar is a showroom, a karaoke room is a living room with a mic. Here is the head-to-head in baht, so you can pick the night that suits you.
Pattaya Pool Bar Girls: Lose at Pool, Win the Night
Pattaya's beer bars come with a pool table and a bar girl who will beat you. Here is how a game works, what it costs and what happens next.